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    The Blue Brain Project is an attempt to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. The aim of the project‚ founded in May 2005 by the Brain and Mind Institute of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland‚ is to study the brain’s architectural and functional principles. The project is headed by the founding director Henry Markram and co-directed by Felix Schürmann and Sean Hill. Using a Blue Gene supercomputer running

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    Brain Plasticity

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    During the growth and development of the brain‚ the physical structures and neural pathways of the brain can change dramatically. Various regions of the brain may grow‚ new synapses may be created‚ or unused synapses may be pruned off. The ability of the brain to change and adapt has been called plasticity. In the TED talk “The Growing Evidence of Brain Plasticity”‚ Dr. Michael Merzenich makes a case for brain plasticity and proposes ways this ability can be used to help various mental disorders

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    Brain Development

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    that their brain may look different as well? The brain can be changed by many different factors‚ some of which have negative effects on how your brain functions. These effects could have been and can be prevented‚ others you‚ or your parents‚ have no control over. Preventable or not‚ the brain physically and functionally is affected by many different factors‚ some of which include: gender‚ learning disabilities and Fetal alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The male and female brains have many differences

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    Human Brain

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    The left and right brain. How they impact learning. Amberlee Hoagland 12.20.2012 COLL100 Diane Roberts The human brain is a miracoulus organ.It is the main sorce where we get our creativie and logical thinking from. Many scientists and people agree in the left and right brain theory that our right and left hemispheres of our brain have two separate sides that do different types of thinking.Left being logic or critical thinking and the right being more creative and intuitive. They also believe

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    Blue Brain

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    BLUE BRAIN PROJECT WHAT IS BLUE BRAIN? * BLUE BRAIN—The world’s first virtual brain * It’s being developed by IBM * Within 30 years we will be able to scan ourselves into computers The Blue Brain Project is an attempt to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. The aim of the project‚ founded in May 2005 by the Brain and Mind Institute of the École Polytechnique in Lausanne‚ Switzerland‚ is to study the brain’s architectural and

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    Brain Drain

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    Brain Drain — Presentation Transcript • 1. • 2. INTRODUCTION : A brain drain or human capital flight is an emigration of trained and talented individuals ("human capital") to other nations or jurisdictions. Brain drain can occur either when individuals who study abroad and complete their education do not return to their home country‚ or when individuals educated in their home country emigrate for higher wages or better opportunities. • 3. HISTORY OF BRAIN DRAIN : Historically‚ the

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    Brain Stem

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    Brain stem is considered to be one of the most primitive parts of the brain that is crucial to human survival. As thoroughly explicated by most scholars and anatomist throughout the centuries‚ it regulates the most fundamental physiological activities of the human body which are essential for maintaining and sustaining life. This is how each function is utilized in medical practice to define death through different research and experiments. Brain stem regulates alertness‚ arousal‚ breathing‚ blood

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    Brain Perfusion

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    The goal of this thesis was to show that brain perfusion SPECT can help to clarify important issues regarding the prodromal MCI stage of AD and relapsing NMO. Specifically‚ this thesis shows: 1. That based on recently published literature‚ brain perfusion SPECT is a valid biomarker of neuronal injury in MCI due to AD in both clinical and research settings‚ equivalent to FDG-PET but less expensive and more accessible worldwide (Chapter 2). 2. That brain perfusion SPECT combined with graph theoretical

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    body. 3. The brain and its functions; the connections to the nervous system. 4. The cerebrum and the major connections to the nervous system and brain; why it so important to the body. II. Thesis Statement: The following information is about the Nervous System and its different aspects. It addresses what the nervous system is and what it consists of‚ the function of the nervous system in the body and its relationship to other parts of the body. It will also discuss the brain and its functions

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    Brain Development

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    The Ten Principles and Brain Development At birth there are about 100 billion brain cells produced and they are beginning to connect with each other. At the first week of age‚ brain development starts with conception. It is important to reach the age of an infant and practice the ten principals. In the early years‚ young brains produce almost twice as many synapses as they will need. By age two‚ the number of synapses a toddler has is similar to that of an adult. By three the child has twice

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